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Building Code Accessibility

It became law on May 5.

CO SB 109 · Senate Bill · 2026A

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsors
+8
Latest action
May 5

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 5

What it does

The act makes the following changes to statutes concerning accessible housing standards:Defines 'accessible story' as a story on an accessible route that contains living, sleeping, cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities and, if available in the dwelling unit, laundry facilities. A basement is not an 'accessible story' if the basement floor is located more than 4 feet below the exterior finished grade, which is determined by assessing the vertical difference at any point along the exposed periphery of the dwelling unit.Defines 'dwelling unit' as any portion of a building that contains living facilities, including a room or rooms in a living facility that have shared cooking, bathing,…

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Law in Colorado. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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